ATHENS - Even though one in every three American children is overweight, it's not easy when you're one of those kids, especially in front of a nationwide audience.
Kelly Corcoran, learning and development resource specialist at Memorial Medical Center, explains how to use an automated external defibrillator or AED, which is a portable electronic device that can check a person's heart rhythm and recognizes when a shock is required.
Kelly Corcoran, learning and development resource specialist at Memorial Medical Center, explains how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR on an infant. Check back tomorrow on how to use an automated external defibrillator or AED.
In this video, Kelly Corcoran, learning and development resource specialist at Memorial Medical Center, explains how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR on an adult. Check back tomorrow to learn how to do CPR on an infant, then on Saturday a final video on how to use an automated external defibrillator or AED.
In this video, Kelly Corcoran, learning and development resource specialist at Memorial Medical Center, explains how to help an adult and a child who is choking.
Deb Nelson gladly volunteered Wednesday for an event at which 500 nurses, therapists and other Memorial Medical Center employees learned about handling the growing numbers of overweight patients.
Kevin Bettis with the Illinois Conservation Police talks about what you need to have in your boat for a safe day on the water. He also shares what items are required to be in the boat, at what age a young adult can operate a boat and other regulations. Check back tomorrow to learn the importance of wearing a life jacket.
Olivia Patton, a lifeguard with Springfield Park District, shares why it is important to wear a life jacket with assistance by Brenna Williams and Jimmy Keenan, both lifeguards, who demonstrate why a properly fitted life jacket can save your life.
Dr. Carol A. Bauer, a professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and a specialist in ear disease, provides answers to commonly asked questions about hearing loss in a video Q and A. She explains how the hearing system works, types of hearing loss and treatments for hearing loss.
Muscles in the leg and shoulders can be tight prior to running. Stretching can help to maintain flexible muscles for running and allows for muscles and joints to work more efficiently and decrease muscle stiffness. Dave Drennan, a leader in the Abe's Army, provides some basic stretching exercise in this video to help you run.
